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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Twin Cities, MN

June 14, 2016Blue Earth County, Le Sueur County, Nicollet County, Minnesota

NWS Twin Cities, MN issued this flash flood warning at Jun 14, 2016, 5:16 PM CDT for Blue Earth County, Le Sueur County, Nicollet County, Minnesota. It was in force for 5 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 14, 2016, 5:16 PM CDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired: Jun 14, 2016, 10:15 PM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Twin Cities, MN
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Blue Earth County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Nicollet County, MN

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 14, 7:44 PM CDT	FLOOD	1 S Skyline, MN	COUNTY ROAD 1 (OLD HIGHWAY 66), CLOSED BETWEEN SKYLINE AND COUNTY ROAD 90. TIME ESTIMATED.
Jun 14, 8:24 PM CDT	HEAVY RAIN 5.75	North Mankato, MN	REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 82 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -188 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

063 
WGUS53 KMPX 142216
FFWMPX
MNC013-079-103-150315-
/O.NEW.KMPX.FF.W.0005.160614T2216Z-160615T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
516 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE TWIN CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL BLUE EARTH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN NICOLLET COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN LE SUEUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT

* AT 515 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN
  ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY
  FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  MANKATO...NORTH MANKATO...ST. PETER...LAKE CRYSTAL...EAGLE LAKE...
  MADISON LAKE...ST. CLAIR...KASOTA...GOOD THUNDER...VERNON CENTER...
  SKYLINE AND MANKATO AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4435 9387 4423 9378 4409 9378 4392 9422
      4411 9413 4411 9430 4422 9416

$$

2 follow-up statements

876 
WGUS73 KMPX 150022
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
722 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

MNC013-079-103-150315-
/O.CON.KMPX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160615T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BLUE EARTH MN-NICOLLET MN-LE SUEUR MN-
722 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL BLUE EARTH...SOUTHEASTERN NICOLLET AND SOUTHWESTERN LE SUEUR
COUNTIES...

AT 720 PM CDT...GAUGE REPORTS INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN HAS FALLEN
OVER THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE
WARNING AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING. THE WATER WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT IS EXPERIENCING FLOODING INCLUDE...
MANKATO...NORTH MANKATO...ST. PETER...LAKE CRYSTAL...EAGLE
LAKE...MADISON LAKE...ST. CLAIR...KASOTA...GOOD THUNDER...VERNON
CENTER...SKYLINE AND MANKATO AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

&&

LAT...LON 4435 9387 4423 9378 4409 9378 4392 9422
      4411 9413 4411 9430 4422 9416

$$

151 
WGUS73 KMPX 150313
FFSMPX

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1013 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

MNC013-079-103-150323-
/O.EXP.KMPX.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-160615T0315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BLUE EARTH MN-NICOLLET MN-LE SUEUR MN-
1013 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL BLUE EARTH...SOUTHEASTERN
NICOLLET AND SOUTHWESTERN LE SUEUR COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1015 PM
CDT...

FLOOD WATERS ARE RECEDED...AND ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A
THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.

LAT...LON 4435 9387 4423 9378 4409 9378 4392 9422
      4411 9413 4411 9430 4422 9416

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Twin Cities, MN issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 14, 8:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Martin	53 min
Jun 14, 9:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth	36 min
Jun 14, 10:30 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Goodhue, Martin, Steele and 2 more	12 hr
Jun 14, 11:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Waseca	41 min
Jun 14, 2:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Watonwan	42 min
Jun 14, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Martin, Watonwan	46 min
Jun 14, 3:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Brown, Redwood	54 min
Jun 14, 3:29 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth	46 min
Jun 14, 3:37 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Blue Earth	38 min
Jun 14, 3:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Watonwan	4 hr
Jun 14, 3:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Faribault	56 min
Jun 14, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Nicollet, Renville, Sibley	35 min
Jun 14, 4:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MPX	Le Sueur, Rice	41 min
Jun 14, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Blue Earth, Nicollet	48 min
Jun 14, 4:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Blue Earth	32 min
Jun 14, 4:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Steele, Waseca	57 min
Jun 14, 4:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MPX	Le Sueur, Waseca	19 min
Jun 14, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MPX	Rice	49 min
Jun 14, 5:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Blue Earth, Le Sueur	22 min
Jun 14, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Rice, Scott	3 hr
Jun 14, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington	3 hr
Jun 14, 6:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Dakota, Goodhue	37 min
Jun 14, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MPX	Goodhue	3 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.